Sentence examples for stood lightly from inspiring English sources

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The biggest trees stood lightly scorched but unharmed.

Curiously to this columnist, who had heard little praise for Britain during four years in India, there was a palpable tension and curiosity about the stripling chancellor who stood, lightly perspiring and chatting to anyone who approached.

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Unlike that house, which is as big as a motel, Mr. Barnes's building stands lightly on its site -- a pristine object in the landscape.

The half-seat is done by rising a couple of centimetres out of the saddle, making sure that you also stand lightly in the stirrups (remember: stirrups are just for balance solely), and folding over the horse's neck.

Harman had not taken her stand lightly.

He hit the edge of the instrument lightly, stood up and walked past an engineering student, Eric Yeung, who had skipped class to see the finale of the song project.

I'm stood there, panting lightly having rushed up the stairs into the main room a bit too fast.

Tsarnaev, 21, thin, tousle-haired and lightly bearded, stood in the federal courtroom in Boston for half an hour as the clerk read all 31 pages of the jury's verdict form in a steady, droning voice, reciting the word "guilty" over and over.

For example, use a standing desk instead of a normal desk or stand up and lightly exercise while you watch TV.

A dozen lightly armed men stood guard, greeting trucks filled with Egyptian migrant workers fleeing eastward toward home.

He hopped ever so lightly, and then stood still: fingers curled around the metal, the balls of both feet planted firmly on the hardwood.

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